Let's Talk, Singapore

Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates gives his analysis on the two-day virtual climate summit helmed by US President Joe Biden, and Biden’s approach to police reform in the wake of former police officer Derek Chauvin being charged for the murder of George Floyd, and more. 

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Synopsis: The Invisible Asia Podcast is a special edition series in which The Straits Times casts the spotlight on people and communities living in the shadows of their societies where they exist largely unseen and unheard of. Do follow all nine episodes of Invisible Asia over the next two months on The Straits Times podcast channel on Apple podcasts, Spotify or Google podcasts.

The Straits Times' Philippines correspondent Raul Dancel casts the spotlight on sexual abuse and domestic violence against vulnerable children in the Philippines. He speaks with Filipino Erick Reyes, 44, on his early experience with abuse, which left him fighting his demons well into his adulthood. 

Professor Zenaida Rosales, executive director of the Centre for Prevention and Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse in the Philippines, also discusses deep-seated issues related to child abuse. Our series' narrator is Tan Jia Ning. 

1. Erick and his siblings view their violent and often-absent father with fear, loathing and anger (0:49)
2. Five-year-old Erick is sexually abused by an older boy and left feeling hurt, guilty and confused (2:30)
3. At age 12, he decides to enrol in a seminary to escape his "demons" (4:39) 
4. Dropping out of the seminary (6:33)
5. Why sexually abused boys seldom report or discuss their experiences in the Philippines, where the crime of rape applies only to women (8:00)
6. Erick finds understanding, catharsis and healing in a group similarly trying to reconcile their gender preferences with their religious faith (11:24)
7. Erick speaks out to prevent more voiceless young people from going through the same painful journey he did as a youth (12:26) 

Read the full story by Raul Dancel: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/i-was-afraid-id-be-rejected-if-i-told-people-of-my-abuse

Produced by: Magdalene Fung, Tan Jia Ning, Ernest Luis & Adam Azlee

Edited by: Adam Azlee

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Alvin Chow, CEO, Dr Wealth, explains how investors should look at ownership levels as a criteria and how it can affect the attractiveness of a potential buyout offer in a delisting.

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Online platform Boxaroo is disrupting the US$23 billion global promotional products industry by changing how companies can procure their corporate merchandise. Robert Rajeswaran, Co-Founder, Boxaroo shares more on how they are doing this. 

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Trustana, a Temasek-backed B2B platform of verifiable food traders, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 5 leading food suppliers under the “China-Singapore (Chongqing) Agriculture Export Enablement Project. Rebecca Xing, General Manager, Trustana shares more about the partnership, and how Trustana has been helping their buyers go international, 

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At the virtual leaders summit on climate, coinciding with Earth Day, US President Joe Biden pledged to cut US carbon emissions by half by the year 2030, and vowed to increase financing to help developing nations deal with climate change to $5.7 billion annually. Audrey Tan, Science and Environment correspondent, The Straits Times shares her biggest takeaways from day 1 of the leaders summit on climate, and the importance of Singapore going green.

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Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist, AMP Capital, discusses how much the summit of global leaders and their green agenda might impact capital markets, as well as whether investors are getting too complacent amid rising COVID-19 global cases.

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Pegasus Investment and Consultancy JSC and Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts recently signed a hotel-management agreement to operate Dhawa Quy Nhon Vietnam, an eco-resort, upon its completion, expected in 2023. But what are the risks that come with investing in the hospitality industry in a time like this? Ricky Tan, Chairman, Pegasus Investment and Consultancy JSC shares more.

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Andrew Khoo, President, Franchising and Licensing Association (Singapore) discusses the benefits of franchising compared to starting a business from scratch, details of a franchise model, and the costs involved. 

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Fan reaction continues after football clubs pull out of the European Super League and the latest developments this morning. 

Elliott Danker catches up with some fans from Singapore and Liverpool legend Craig Johnston and they talk about what the club owners need to do next. What does the sport need to do to evolve?

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